Re-recorded Albums

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We have four albums here, which later were re-recorded or remixed completely (though the 
Andromeda album only in the vocal part). I think it is interesting to 
see them compared to their original pair. Which one do 
you think is better than the original?

Edited by Lynx33 - 23 Jun 2012 at 4:14am

Poll Question: Re-recorded Albums
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Andromeda Extension Of The Wish	1	[50.00%]
Ayreon Actual Fantasy	1	[50.00%]
Pagan's Mind Infinity Divine	0	[0.00%]
The Kovenant (Covenant): In Times Before The Light	0	[0.00%]
Neither. All the originals are better.	0	[0.00%]
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Lynx33 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List MMA Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator/Retired Admin Joined: 22 Oct 2010 Location: Hungary Status: Offline Points: 2033	Post Options Post Reply Quote Lynx33 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Re-recorded Albums Posted: 23 Jun 2012 at 4:12am
	We have four albums here, which later were re-recorded or remixed completely (though the Andromeda album only in the vocal part). I think it is interesting to see them compared to their original pair. Which one do you think is better than the original? Edited by Lynx33 - 23 Jun 2012 at 4:14am

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	I�ve only listened to the Ayreon album and I�m not even sure if it�s the original or the re-recorded version
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Lynx33 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List MMA Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator/Retired Admin Joined: 22 Oct 2010 Location: Hungary Status: Offline Points: 2033	Post Options Post Reply Quote Lynx33 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 Jun 2012 at 5:10am
	Maybe, it's useful if we put out some more info on the albs with release dates: Andromeda Extension Of The Wish recorded and released in 2001, vocals re-recorded and re-released as Final Extension in 2004. Ayreon Actual Fantasy recorded and released in 1996, re-recorded and re-released in 2004. Pagan's Mind Infinity Divine recorded and released in 2000, re-recorded and re-released in 2004. The Kovenant (Covenant) In Times Before The Light recorded in 1995, released in 1997 under the band name Covenant, remixed and re-released in 2002 under the band name The Kovenant. Edited by Lynx33 - 23 Jun 2012 at 5:13am

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	I�m pretty sure I have the original version of Actual Fantasy then. I haven�t listened to the album since I purchased it though. So that�s probably 10 years ago.
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Lynx33 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List MMA Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator/Retired Admin Joined: 22 Oct 2010 Location: Hungary Status: Offline Points: 2033	Post Options Post Reply Quote Lynx33 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 Jun 2012 at 5:19am
	I think in Ayreon's case the re-recorded version is a slightly better (reflected on my vote above), while in the other cases all the originasl are much better, especially Covenant album, which was a fine symphonic/melodic black metal release, while the remix became an industrial monster Edited by Lynx33 - 23 Jun 2012 at 5:20am

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	Nokturnal Morum's Weltanschauung/Mirovozzrenie. Mirovozzrenie was the original album with lyrics in Russian and Ukrainian, but I believe it was only officially released in the Ukraine. For the International version, they re-recorded the vocal parts in English, and replaced the majority of the interlude tracks with different ones. Both versions are easy 5 stars for me, but I much prefer it when bands sing in their native language.

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	I find it odd when bands decide to re-record old albums. From my collection, I think I have a re-recorded version of Onset of Putrefaction by Necrophagist and Fluxion by the Ocean (that one might only have some re-recorded parts). I also remember Nothing by Meshuggah being re-recorded (with 8-strings instead of 7s??). They sound good to me, but I don't know if I'd ever redo a full album if I were making albums. A song here or there is pretty common, especially in jazz. If I were to re-record old material, I'd want to do a completely different interpretation of the composition.
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	Negura Bunget's re-recording of their debut is nice